Drivers side mirror replacement
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Drivers side mirror replacement
Hey all got a question for you. Wife broke drivers side mirror today, How hard is it to r and r. Is it just a matter of removing door panel and unpluging and un bolting or is it a PITA job. Thanks for any input. LPR
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Pretty easy to do: remove the door panel, peel back the corner moisture barrier, disconnect & remove the speaker. Next, dsconnect the mirror electrical connector and remove the three nuts from the studs on the mirror assembly and you're there.
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And also watch out who you buy a new mirror from. I bought a set on eBay (wife cracked the passenger side one), and was going to replace both, just so they looked 100% the same.
Driver side mirror did not have the same tilt\pan as the old one, so I was left with looking down at the road. Took it off and put the old one back on. Spend a few more bucks and get a higher quality mirror. Now I have one sitting on the shelf in the garage.
Just an FYI.
Driver side mirror did not have the same tilt\pan as the old one, so I was left with looking down at the road. Took it off and put the old one back on. Spend a few more bucks and get a higher quality mirror. Now I have one sitting on the shelf in the garage.
Just an FYI.
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I agree with the need to ensure a quality replacement part. For that reason, my first inclination on side mirrors is to try a local junkyard. A factory OEM unit in good shape is the best option, IMO.
(Might be a little hard to find one, though. Apparantly a lot of wives like to bang them up).
(Might be a little hard to find one, though. Apparantly a lot of wives like to bang them up).
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Looks like they are all the same from 98 to 2005 so should be sort of easy. I have a line on a couple of them already. Thanks. LPR
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